http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2007/8/8/15260/69271 18-year-old Abigail Howarth of Bedfordshire in England thought she was a natural for a training position with the <a href="http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/">Environment Agency</a>.  Abigail, who is waiting results in her A-Levels in environmental science, geography, and geology, submitted her application for a position which would pay her a (UK) £13,000-a-year tax-free grant.  Imagine her surprise at being turned down.  Imagine her shock at the reason for the turndown -- <a href="ht en-us Fri, 10 Aug 2007 07:29:43 EST Mon, 13 Aug 2007 16:44:52 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2007/8/8/15260/69271#2 What if she was half-whatever? I imagine that that's fairly common in the UK. For example, my wife's father is a first generation immigrant - his father was English (killed in WWII, hence the family's immigration to the US) and his mother Scottish. I wo Mon, 13 Aug 2007 16:44:52 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2007/8/8/15260/69271#1 I never put down my actual race, it's not like anyone's actually going to challenge you to prove that you are X/Y/Z.  And what's great about the US is that race is often a multiple choice answer, so I usually put down Hispanic, American Indian and Eur Sat, 11 Aug 2007 16:11:39 EST string http://www.treesandthings.com/search/